Rock Climbing

The elegant and dramatic peaks of the Dolomites, one of the most recently designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites, have long epitomised the ideals of climbers the world over. These spectacular limestone and dolomite monoliths rise abruptly from beautiful...

North Wales is one of the most popular climbing areas in the country. The variety of crags, routes and styles is almost unmatched spanning the major mountain crags in Llanberis Pass, Cloggy, Ogwen, Moelwyns and the Carneddau; to the Llanberis Slate...

This is the rock climbing instructional book. Until now, instructional books for climbers have taken a largely 'negative' approach, concentrating on how to reduce the inherent risks of the sport, and mentioning only in passing the equally important...

Dorset has emerged as a major bouldering area in recent years thanks to the hard work of a bunch of diligent locals who have combed the coastline seeking out every block, problem and traverse. In addition to the well known areas of the Cuttings, the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780950468631Author John EarlFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Northumbrian Mountaineering ClubPublisher Northumbrian Mountaineering Club

Fontainebleau Fun Bloc is a new photo topo style guidebook to the very best areas of the forest. This is a unique style that includes over 1600 photo topos, which makes recognising the problems very easy, and includes every single problem in an area...

The definitive Dartmoor guide from the Climbers Club is packed with tongue-in-cheek Devonian wit and banter plus some 600 routes and 1200 boulder problems with full photo-topos. These are partnered with stunning action shots showcasing this unique and...

More than fifty expeditions across all seven continents - by land, sea and air - have led adventurer Neil Laughton to some of the most remote places in the world. Adventureholic tells the stories of Neil's most unforgettable and daring adventures yet...

What do Zen masters, sixteenth-century Samurai, and the world's elite climbers have in common? - They have perfected the art of awareness, of poise amidst chaos. Climbing is a sport of perception, and our level of attainment is a matter of mind as...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781493050246Author Charles HoustonFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Lyons PressPublisher Lyons PressWeight(grams) 152g

An essential companion for anyone visiting or hiking in the Alpine regions of France, Germany, Italy, Austria, Slovenia, Switzerland and Liechtenstein. The Alps remain one of Europe's foremost tourist destinations - not just for its world-famous...

Few thought of travelling to the Alps until John Ruskin extolled their rugged beauty in 1842. More than anyone, it was 25-year-old Edward Whymper who imbued them once again with a sense of alarming mystery after his Alpine memoir and first ascent of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913167141Author Steve BroadbentFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Oxford Alpine ClubPublisher Oxford Alpine Club

Mountaineering in the Pyrenees features twenty-five classic mountain routes and link-ups that will delight any mountaineer who enjoys getting off the beaten track. Author and mountain guide Francois Laurens has drawn upon his encyclopaedic knowledge of...

Feeding the Rat is the story of an extraordinary man: climbing legend Mo Anthoine, who found his greatet joy in adventures that tested the far limits of human endurance. That passion for "feeding the rat" made him the unsung hero of dozens of horrifying...

No one sees clearer than an individual whose life is hanging by the finger tips on the edge of an abyss. Probing the furthest reaches of human daring and endurance, here are 28 of the great first-hand accounts of extreme mountaineering, from legendary...

A 2009 edition of the rock climbing and bouldering guidebook on Staffordshire grit. It covers the Roaches; Hen Cloud; Ramshaw Rocks; Newstones to Black Forest; the Churnet; and outlying crags.Book InformationISBN 9780903908184Author Niall GrimesFormat...

One of the finest mountaineering books. A phenomenal tale of strength and valour.WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JOE SIMPSONIn 1950, no mountain higher than 8,000 meters had ever been climbed. Maurice Herzog and other members of the French Alpine Club resolved...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781503903791Author Beth RoddenFormat PaperbackPage Count 301Imprint Little aPublisher Little a

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780992704407Author Ian TaylorFormat PaperbackPage Count 92Imprint Ullapool RockPublisher Ullapool RockWeight(grams) 122g

One Man's Legacy chronicles the brief but brilliant life of Dr Tom Patey: bard, musician, and one of Scotland's foremost climbers and mountaineers. His story is one of pioneering ascents and boundless enthusiasm, and his spontaneity, carefree approach...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909461147Author Major H. W. TilmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 215Imprint TilmanPublisher Crescent HouseWeight(grams) 365gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 156mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781922649829Author Fury SFormat PaperbackPage Count 114Imprint SF Nonfiction BooksPublisher SF Nonfiction Books

'No one could fail to be gripped by his heartfelt excitement and emotion over what was the adventure of a lifetime' IndependentAt the age of twenty-three, Bear Grylls became one of the youngest Britons to reach the summit of Mount Everest. At extreme...

Joe Simpson has experienced a life filled with adventure but marred by death. He has endured the painful attrition of climbing friends in accidents, calling into question the perilously exhilarating activity to which he has devoted his life. Probability...

'At 3:00 am, with headlamps probing the gloom, we crept up Cotopaxi's glaciated flanks, turning sinister-looking crevasses and ascending steep icy walls. It was bitterly cold, and by the time we approached the summit, the wind cut through us like the...

We all know that climbing is a headgame, and many climbers recognise that their mindset is holding them back. But what psychological skills do you need for climbing, and how do you develop them? If you have ever wanted to learn how to climb with more...

The Costa Blanca has long been the best known Hot Rock winter sun venue for climbers wanting a break from the grim northern winter. The reasons the place became popular in the first place are same reasons that this popularity has endured; easy access,...

Wired Guides Scottish Rock Climbs showcases the very best trad and sport routes across Scotland, covering a wealth of climbing never before presented in a single volume. Its breadth and scope takes in the Galloway hills,m the outcrops of the Central and...

On Thin Ice is Mick Fowler's second set of climbing memoirs, following Vertical Pleasure. Here, the celebrated mountaineer records his expeditions since 1990 where, despite work and family commitments, he maintained a regular series of 'big trips' to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307952073Author Patricia Ellis HerrFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group...

The Dorset Rockfax is now the established source of climbing information for this increasingly popular area. With a huge increase in new climbers coming into the sport from the metropolitan areas of Southern England, this book represents their closest...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780767932608Author Ed ViestursFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc)Publisher...

When poet Andrew Greig was asked by Scottish mountaineer Mal Duff to join his ascent of the Mustagh Tower in the Karakoram Himalayas, he had a poor head for heights and no climbing experience whatsoever. The result is this unique book.Summit Fever has...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913167035Author Steve BroadbentFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Oxford Alpine ClubPublisher Oxford Alpine Club

Anyone who has read Jon Krakauer's famous account of the 1996 Everest disaster, INTO THIN AIR, will remember the story of Beck Weathers: the gregarious Texan climber who went snow-blind in the Death Zone below the summit and who spent a night out in the...

'What I've learned from climbing mountains is that we can push ourselves far beyond what we think we are capable of, and it's outside of our comfort zones that the most amazing things happen.'What drives us to go to our limits and beyond? What does it...

A day-by-day account of Aron Ralston's unforgettable survival story. On Saturday, 26 April 2003, Aron Ralston, a 27-year-old outdoorsman and adventurer, set off for a day's hike in the Utah canyons. Eight miles from his truck, he found himself in the...

Harold Raeburn was one of Scotland's greatest ever mountaineers, with a legacy of prized lines scattered far and wide across the Highlands. In feats of extraordinary vitality, he made winter ascents of Tower Ridge, North-East Buttress and Crowberry...

The fourth edition of the Rockfax covering the eastern gritstone edges of the Peak District. Since it was first published in 2001, this book has become the one of the UK's best loved climbing guidebooks. It covers the most popular traditional climbing...